299 Kirk Road

Rochester, NY 14612

Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts

Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts (RA) is a K-6 elementary charter school in Rochester, NY. Renaissance Academy offers a robust academic program, embraces creativity and provides social-emotional learning support for all students. RA is the only elementary school of the arts in upstate New York. Our 506 students are bused from throughout Monroe County with 90% of students residing in the city of Rochester, 88% eligible for free or reduced lunch, and 11% of students qualifying for special education support. Unlike local school districts, Renaissance Academy receives only 68% of public per-pupil funding and is excluded from critical categories of aid including funds for facilities. This means we have to do more with less funds! RA's students receive a high-quality education which includes participating in all four art forms (music, dance, visual arts and drama). Participation in the arts is an important component of RA and for good reasons. Numerous research studies indicate arts education has benefits that can’t be easily quantified through test scores, such as learning from mistakes, being creative and making better critical judgments. At RA, the effects of arts involvement are evident in the faces of students mastering a new skill in an art form and may correlate to its high attendance rate (approximately 90%) and its low suspension rate (1%).

We focus on: Education

Where we are: Monroe


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